3 Calibres

[TURNBOLT]

My three.
22lr
22.250
6.5 creedmoor

 

[DCG]

Just moved on the .243 which was my first deer legal caliber and having not used it for years.
So that leaves me with.
22lr
22-250
7mm-08
Think that about covers it nicely for the UK.

 

[booradley]

You'd be surprised how many large animals are taken with a Swede up here , or for that matter a 30/30 .

AB

I would be perfectly fine using a 30-30 on even elk and moose if the shots were in the 30-30 effective range. I’ve also read the 30-30 has always been popular with First Nations people. But as stated I might not. I recently took a Nilgai at around 260 yards with my Swede and I liked the results.

 

[Konnari]

If you had to pick 3 Calibres to cover all bases what would you pick.

Rabbit, fox and various species of deer.

Be very interested to hear your opinions based around using factory loads, cost of rifles etc.

At present I’m housing .22lr , .17hmr and .243

Andrew

22 LR
.223 rem
30-06

 

[Johno2486]

My 3 would be what I have in cabinet:
22lr
22-250
243
Also currently run 270 & 308, find i have something for all eventualities.

 

[Nelsans]

17hmr
25-06
7 Rem mag

 

[TomT3]

22FAC .22lr rabbits vermin
.243 fox /deer
.308 deer/larger deer

I currently have .22 FAC /air as opposed to rim fire as at the time my main rabbit shooting was on a. Farm where a rim fire wasnt allowed. Would choose .22lr all day long though.

.243my first centre fire although for fox would probably go .22/250
And have .308 slot for everything else from muntjac to boar if I required it. Such a versatile round

 

[Uncle Buck]

.22Lr, .243 W and .308 W will cover you for all UK hunting scenario's, and amo is generally easy to find - an important consideration!

Agreed though l do have a slot for a 6.5 I’m finding it hard to let my beloved girly gun go...but you never
know

 

[Fallowman]

.223 for fox and Muntjac/CWD once the large deer season is over, 6.5x55 as a light stalking rifle in woodland (Fallow, Roe), 300 win mag for anything else out on the hill.

 

[kimh]

22FacAir(springer) | 22Hornet | 270
(I would also like a Mora Clipper Carbon and a Gamekeeper John Catapult)

 

[Greener Jim]

Easy:
22lr for bunnies
357 Magnum for fox and small deer
458-338 Lapua for large deer

Job jobbed.

 

[Island]

Three chamberings to cover all bases with regards rabbit, fox and various deer species?

It would be my current line-up of .22LR, .243Win & 7x64.

I desperately wanted to say .222 in place of the .243, but looking at it objectively (with a view to "covering all bases") it has to be the .243 as I feel it more versatile.

 

[Penyard]

Whilst I currently have 7 rifles and would not wish to entertain lowering that number, the 3 for this criteria would be;

.22LR for rabbits and close vermin
.243 for foxes, small deer and long distance vermin
.30-06 for deer and boar

 

[foxdropper]

Fac airgun ,223 ,243 and two 17s tied together for sticks cos I hate them .

 

[Idahoboy]

.22LR -- bunnies, practice
.308 -- deer, smaller plains game
.300 RUM -- bigger plains game, elk (wapiti), moose, bison, musk ox, brown bear etc.

 

[hedge hunter]

My options are limited left hander

Us leftys are thrown out into the rain

 

[martyn52]

Mine would be.
17HMR
.243
.375HH
These can deal with everything.

 

[rangey]

17 hmr for rabbit and fox
22.250 for rabbit,fox,munty
6.5 creedmoor for everything

 

[roebuck14]

222 remington
308 winchester
9,3/62

 

[Tazz]

If I was only thinking U.K.

17 HMR
243
270

However I do shoot abroad so I would have to go

17 HMR everything up to foxes
243 foxes to Fallow and Reds with right bullet and range
300 win mag everything up to big 5 and I am not interested in hunting them so not an issue